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FAM150A and FAM150B are activating ligands for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase

  1. Jikui Guan
  2. Ganesh Umapathy
  3. Yasuo Yamazaki
  4. Georg Wolfstetter
  5. Patricia Mendoza
  6. Kathrin Pfeifer
  7. Ateequrrahman Mohammed
  8. Fredrik Hugosson
  9. Hongbing Zhang
  10. Amy W Hsu
  11. Robert Halenbeck
  12. Bengt Hallberg
  13. Ruth H Palmer  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Gothenburg, Sweden
  2. Five Prime Therapeutics Inc., United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09811
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  1. Jikui Guan
  2. Ganesh Umapathy
  3. Yasuo Yamazaki
  4. Georg Wolfstetter
  5. Patricia Mendoza
  6. Kathrin Pfeifer
  7. Ateequrrahman Mohammed
  8. Fredrik Hugosson
  9. Hongbing Zhang
  10. Amy W Hsu
  11. Robert Halenbeck
  12. Bengt Hallberg
  13. Ruth H Palmer
(2015)
FAM150A and FAM150B are activating ligands for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
eLife 4:e09811.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09811
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Abstract

Aberrant activation of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) has been described in a range of human cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer and neuroblastoma (Hallberg and Palmer 2013). Vertebrate ALK has been considered to be an orphan receptor and the identity of the ALK ligand(s) is a critical issue. Here we show that FAM150A and FAM150B are potent ligands for human ALK that bind to the extracellular domain of ALK and in addition to activation of wild type ALK are able to drive 'superactivation' of activated ALK mutants from neuroblastoma. In conclusion, our data show that ALK is robustly activated by the FAM150A/B ligands and provide an opportunity to develop ALK-targeted therapies in situations where ALK is overexpressed/activated or mutated in the context of the full length receptor.

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  1. Jikui Guan

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  2. Ganesh Umapathy

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  3. Yasuo Yamazaki

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  4. Georg Wolfstetter

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  5. Patricia Mendoza

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  6. Kathrin Pfeifer

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

  7. Ateequrrahman Mohammed

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

  8. Fredrik Hugosson

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

  9. Hongbing Zhang

    Five Prime Therapeutics Inc., South San Francisco, United States
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    The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

  10. Amy W Hsu

    Five Prime Therapeutics Inc., South San Francisco, United States
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    The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

  11. Robert Halenbeck

    Five Prime Therapeutics Inc., South San Francisco, United States
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    The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

  12. Bengt Hallberg

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

  13. Ruth H Palmer

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Instititute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    ruth.palmer@gu.se
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© 2015, Guan et al.

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  1. Jikui Guan
  2. Ganesh Umapathy
  3. Yasuo Yamazaki
  4. Georg Wolfstetter
  5. Patricia Mendoza
  6. Kathrin Pfeifer
  7. Ateequrrahman Mohammed
  8. Fredrik Hugosson
  9. Hongbing Zhang
  10. Amy W Hsu
  11. Robert Halenbeck
  12. Bengt Hallberg
  13. Ruth H Palmer
(2015)
FAM150A and FAM150B are activating ligands for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
eLife 4:e09811.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09811

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